On the stone-paved paths of Iketerite Academy, early-rising students and faculty hurried along, while others chatted in groups of three or five.
All the bustle and movement seemed cut off by an invisible barrier from the few figures standing in the distance.
Loren stood there in silence for quite some time.
He was already starting to think about running away. He genuinely had no idea how he was supposed to face Juliana.
Even if the straightforward and proud Juliana honored the absurd conditions she had agreed to and went on a date with him, Loren couldn't imagine what such a scene would look like.
He didn't want to spend an entire day with a gritting-her-teeth Juliana!
And if they really went on a date, the rumors in Ikelite City would probably run wild again!
Loren covered his eyes.
"Lanchi, I'm begging you. Just let the students from the other Academic Visiting Group return safely, all right? Once Adams recovers, I'll personally escort him back and apologize, but not a single one of the other twenty students can be missing."
His expression looked as if he were smiling, but there was a hint of tears in it.
"..."
Lanchi fell silent.
Hughberlian couldn't help glancing at Phoenix, who had been standing to the side the whole time.
Loren's expression stiffened again.
"...Student, no matter how Lanchi threatened you, don't be afraid. Just tell me honestly, all right?"
Loren asked Phoenix with exceptional nervousness.
He knew there had to be something wrong with Lanchi walking around with a student from Yarolan Royal Academy!
Fortunately, the student appeared to be unharmed, with all his limbs intact, and didn't look like he was headed to the hospital.
Phoenix looked at Lanchi, then at Loren, but said nothing.
It seemed he had something extremely important